Fujifilm S1 Pro vs Ricoh GR III

Below is a in-depth assessment of the Fujifilm S1 Pro vs Ricoh GR III, former being a Pro DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers FujiFilm and Ricoh. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the Fujifilm S1 Pro (3MP) and GR III (24MP) but they feature the exact same sensor dimensions (APS-C).

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The Fujifilm S1 Pro was revealed 19 years before the GR III and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Fujifilm S1 Pro being a Large SLR camera and the Ricoh GR III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going in to a thorough comparison, below is a short introduction of how the Fujifilm S1 Pro grades vs the GR III in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm FinePix S1 Pro & Ricoh GR III. The full galleries are provided at Fujifilm S1 Pro Gallery & Ricoh GR III Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to consider its weight and dimensions. The Fujifilm S1 Pro comes with physical dimensions of 148mm x 125mm x 80mm (5.8" x 4.9" x 3.1") along with a weight of 820 grams (1.81 lbs) and the Ricoh GR III has dimensions of 109mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 257 grams (0.57 lbs).

Compare the Fujifilm S1 Pro vs Ricoh GR III in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the Fujifilm S1 Pro versus the GR III.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm S1 Pro and GR III is 56 and 90 respectively.

Generally, it is hard to envision the contrast between sensor measurements only by reading through specs. The graphic underneath will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm S1 Pro and GR III.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same MP. You can expect the Ricoh GR III to give greater detail because of its extra 21 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older Fujifilm S1 Pro is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.